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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
Score One For The Gamin.

All who know Jud sc Bleckley and
recall his long, waving hair and beard
will appreciate this story. He was on
bis way to the supreme court one morn
ing when he was accosted by Little
street gamin. with an exceedingly DIR
W face, with the customary shine. sirs
&c was quite importunate. and tie
Judge, being impressed with the OPP
pressive untidineSs OF the BOYS face.
said: II don't want shine. but if You
will 60 wash your face I'll give YOU
dime" IAN right. sir We'll, let
me see you do it," The boy went
over to an artesian hydrant and made
his ablut.on. Returning ne held out his
hand for the dime. The judge said:
We'll. sir. you've earned your money;
here it's" The BOY sad: II don't
want your money. old fellow; you take
it and have your hair cut" saying
which he scampered of. The Judge
thought it so good story that he to!t
il on himself. --dgusfa chroniete
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09

the wanton destruction of fish, and
against catching them in traps during
the spawning season. Il is claimed that
the state has as large lake area 10
Minnesota, and it is believed that many
northern people will come there during
the winter TO catch fish.
In Great Britain butter is carried in
the mails at very low rates. and large
number of dairy farmers send butter TO
customers regularly in this way. It is
placed in small wooden or metal pack
ages. and the postage is prepaid Nv
stamps. By employing the mail-pack-
age service the profits OF middemen
are saved. and consumers get fresh but
ter all the year.
Seta Green states that success N fish,
raising can not be acquired by the read
ing of book any more than SIX III in
matchmaking can. Many facts can he
learned. but experience Is needed to en-
able one to raise fish. He recommends
that operations be commenced Oh a
small scale, and that the business be ex-
tended as ones knowledge increases.
A common custom OF cattle king land
grabbers on the plains mas been to buy
the alternate sections of railroad lands
and fence the contiguous corners in
such way as to inclose the govern
ment sections. thus preventing the pas
sage Of those who might want to take
up the latter. The attorney general
declares such fencing Illegal
Every farmer who slaughteis hogs
and makes SauSages should raise sage,
summer savory, and thyme to use in
tlavoring them. Pulverized sweet herbs
should be sprinkled on fresh pork be-
fore it is roasted. On farms where
there is plenty of help these herbs can
be raised with profit for the supply of
the local market.
When Screwing up the nuts on the
ends of 4 rod it often happens that the
rod will turn with the nut. To pre-
vent this the nut on the other end
must be kept from turning By screwing
ON 4 check-nut and wrench on this
will hold the rod while the irst-men-
toned nut is screwed on.
The second annual strengthening.
under the auspices of the NJ ssouri
Wool-Growers' association, will be
held at ST. Louis. May II. - and Is.
Cash prizes to the extent of 81, are
offered. Particulars may be had upon
application to IL G. West, lock box
/ $50, St. Louis.
A Massachusetts paper claims that a
new grange of the Patrons of Husband
~ is organized n that state every day.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
Artists Models III London.

Speaking of artists models, a writer
in the March number of the Magazine
OF Art says Of them in London: Dis
sipation on the part OF the women is
equally rare, if only from motives Of
policy, for recognizing that her health
is her daily bread, her form, both in
its general treatment and its clothing,
receives her first ana especial care.
The girl IS with few exceptions, vir-
tuous, Woodworking Guiie!eSs and hon
est. and when well educated, she not
infrequently eHsiaves the man she sits
to, and then Miss Rose Nader bios
SONS forth into Mrs. Vandyke Brown.
More than one member OF the academy
at the present day can boast OF wife
whom he has drawn from the ranks
of the models. and who has become,
In point OF TACT, model WIFE"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
TERMS--S2. 100 PER YEAR
a Strange W!tneSh
Cor. Washington Star.

Cor. Washington Star.
Some weeks ago a young woman
named Soft, who was soon to be-
come Il mother. appeared before q
Mercer County PA Justice OF the
Peace and swore out warrant for
the arrest OF young man named VIII
liam Bloodsood on charge OF assault
and battery. BloodSood was arrest
ed. The soung woman swore at the
hearing that few weeks previous
BlOodCood had come TO her house.
and. as she objected to his remaining,
he had choked her nearly TO lnsenst
bl.ity, and twisted her lett wrist, a.
most dislocating Il. She said the
marks Of his fingers and thumb were
visible on her throat for several days,
and her wrist remained crooked Tor
some time. She had no witnesses to
suhStantiare her statements or prove
the assault. BioodCoOd admitted
hayin. been presenUaC the girls house
al the time Ci the alleged assault, but
denied that any mad been made. de
was held, however, to await trial at
court.
Few believed that the girl had been
assaulted, and BloodCood's discharge
was expected ny his friends as soon as
court met. The case was called at the
last term OF the Mercer court. The
complainant appeared. carrying her
three-weeks-old baby. Her lawyer put
her on the stand, and she swore that
BIOodgood hadassaulted her as stated
and that she was the mother OF ths
baby in her arms. \ physician cor
rohoratpd the tact OF that relation.
ship. The lawyer then told the court
that as the defense would ask for ac-
Guittul on the ground that there was
no evidence OF any assault having been
committed. he offered Is evidence cor
roborative OF the plaintiffs testimony
the baby she had III his arms. The
prosecuting lawyer took the infant to
the Jury, and. unCOverlnG Its throat,
revealed TO them the distinct marks OF
four fingers on one side OF 1t and tina
plain and unmistakable impression OF
a thumb on the other After these
remarkable birthmaVkS had been ex'
amined by the Jury, the lawyer uncov-
cred the baby's left wrist. 1t was
twisted out OF shape and swollen. as II
it had been suddenly wrenched. These
marks correspondent exactly with the
injuries the chiId's mother swore che
had received at the hands OF the pris-
oner. Bioodgood, more than a month
before it was born. The prisoner was
convicted.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
An interchangeable Liar.
From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.

From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
As an Illustration o. the Colossal
liars OF the west, General McCook,
relates the following: He was travel
ing among the Rocky mountains, and
straying out one morning from the
trail, stood for a moment entraDced
by the magnificent landscape spread
before him, when he was aroused from
his meditations by the footsteps of
one OF the guides, VINO had followed
him, lest he should lose his way.
"Is not this magnificent BIll?" ex-
claimed the General, anxious to share
his delight.
Its mighty purity, general" said
the guide, "but kin show you bigger
sights nor this. Why, one time Kan
sas jim and me had been trampin
three days and nights, and we came 70
a plain, and right in the midst OF it
was forest all turned 20 solid stun"
The Gederal smiled and remarked:
Il have heard oipetrlfed trees before,
Bill"
The guide expectorated without
changing countenance and continued:
But that warn't all, General. Thar
war a buffalo on that plain, and he
war petrifird on the clean jump, and
his hutTs had kicked up a bit OF sod,
and I'm blamed if that warn't petri-
fed in the air.
The General turned an amused
couptenance on the narrator and
said: why, Bill, the sod would have
fallen to the ground by the force OF
gravity"
"Without any hesitation Bill an
swered: We'll. BY, General, the
gravity war petrified, too'
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
The Results of Beer.

There. said a clerical-looking man,
pointing to an individual who had just
emerged from a saloon and stumbled
into the gutter, you see the results OF
beer"
And there" said q red-nosed look
ing person. pointing to the large and
imposing residence of brewer on the
opposite side of the street, ''yOu see the
results of beer. "-NorristoU Her aid.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
A Texas Editor Rises to Explain.

The Standard wishes to correct a
false impression in reference to the
firing" of the editors wife and moth
er-in-law from the Methodist church.
They were not put out of the building,
as some suppose, but merely had their
names erased from the roll Of member
ship. The editor is not the kind of a
man to quietly submit to having his
wife and her mother fired" bodily
from church or elsewhere. He is not
built that way; neither is his mother.
in-law. -Bslsvils SteadGrd.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
Constitutional Convention.


That there are many and weighty
reasons why the constitution of Ken
lucky should be changed is admitted
BY all, and that largo majority Of
those voting have signified such a
wish is proved by the returns from
the elections held for this purpose
binnially for eight years. The reas-
on of tho failure has been on account
of the seemingly iron-bound proyis.
ion inserted by the farmers of the
constitution expressed in brief as fol.
lows That when experience shall
point out the necessity of amending
the constitution, and when the Leg
stature has placed the question be-
fore the people, "it shall be the duty
of the several Sherif's and other Off.
GERS of election, at the next general
election which shall be held for Rep
resentativcs in the next General As
sembly after the passage of such q
law, 10 open poll for, and make a
return to the Secretary of State, for
the time being, of the names of all
those entitled 10 vote for Representa-
lives who have voted for calling a
convention; and if thereupon II shall
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05

appear that majotlly of tic citizens
Of the State entitled to vote for Rep
rosentatives have voted for calling
convention, etc."
Heretofore the problem has been
to induce a majority of those enti-
tied to vote for Representatives" i.
O., according to the assessors book,
TO vote at all, and it is a well known
fact that there has not been MAORI
ty as thus found, who have voted in
any election for years. There was
only one way to overcome this "silent
majority" and this has been in the
pr sent bill. The constitution does
not specify how "majority of all
those entitled 10 vote" shall be ascor-
tanned. The bill now under consid-
Grafton provides that tho number
shall be ascertained from those ac-
tually voting; from the names made
known to the officers by evidence on
election day, and from those whom
the officers actually know TO be vot-
crs, but who do not vote. The addi-
ton of these constitutes by Legisla-
tive enactment the legal voters, and
if majority Of those vote for the
convention it shall be called.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
DON'T TAKE A DARE.
A Young Woman":.Went on a Jolly
Ride in Spite Of a Young
Mans Scheme.

Princeton, Ky, June 2S.-A few
evenings since our citizens witnessed
a novel scene that was very amusing.
The engaged parties were Charles
Lander, young merchant, and Miss
Otie Tyler, beautiful brunette, the
daughter of Major Tyler. Both arc
society people, and stand high in the
community. Mr.. Lander made an en-
gagement with Miss Tyler 10 take her
out riding, at the same time making
wager that she would be afraid to
ride the animal through the town.
The wager was accepted. AT the APP
pointed hour he made his appearance
in front Of her fathers residence,
wearing an old stove-pipe hat, ragged
buster, long buck gloves, seated on an
old donkey, with bark bride and rope
reins, and leading poor, old, blind,
broken-down mule. Miss Tyler was
expecting fiery horse, but was not
to be outwitted; in few minutes
made hor appearance in an old, faded
dress, and hat that must have been
ferried across in the ark. The pic
turesque couple, without smile on
their faces, rode through the princi-
pal streets, amid the laughing and
shouting people. Never in the hist)-
ry Of the town has scene created 80
much merriment.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
BuFFALo-RAISiNG.
A New Industry Which Is Gaining Foot
hold in tho Northwest.

A New Industry Which Is Gaining Foot
hold in tho Northwest.
The humiliation Of the great herds
of buffalo that twenty-five years ago
blackoned the plains on the east side
of the Rocky Mountains from the
British possessions to the Gulf Of Mex
leo, is one of the most prominent marks
that our advancing civilization has
made upon the country over which its
mantle has boon thrown. Whom the
Union Pacific railroad was first com
pleted it is estimated that there were
from 5000, 0oO,000 to 1000o,00O buff
faloes ranging back and forth over the
country along the eastern base of tho
Rocky Mountains. These vast herds
Of wild boyines often put stop to the
first railway trains that passed over
the Union Pacific road while they
were crossing the track in such num-
bcrs as to blacken the earth as far as
the eye could reach. The railway
trains have often been held for hours
Mt a time by this kind of obstruction.
The buifaloes moved by instinct, leav-
ing their northern haunts in the fall,
going far enough south to avoid the
rigors of such a winter as the last one
has been in Dakota, Montana and
Wyoming, and upon the opening OF
the following spring the same herds
would return to their usual haunts in
the North. But tho railroads have
led to the humiliation Of all
the great buffalo herds. Only
very few hundreds of these
large game animals are now known to
exist between Manitoba and Texas.
For few winters after the railroads
had penetrated the great buffalo ranges
all the great consuming markets of the
country were kept supplied with an
abundance OF buffalo beet, and so
abundant was the supply that 1t even
ranked as cheap kind of meat Now
the tables are turned, and buffalo meat
is great rarity and hard to get, and
il brings high price, and when an
finals of this kind are wanted for show
purposes 1t requires good deal OF pa
ticnt effort to secure them by reason
of their extreme scarcity over all
the country where millions Of them
roamcd in former years. In this con-
nection we may here state that the rails
ing of buifaloes is now being intro
ducod as new and regular business.
Certain parties in Manitoba have been
engaged in producing full bloods and
crosses during the past three or four
years, and report has it that the new
venture gives promise of being emil
nently successful. 1t seems that the
wild buffalo is easily domesticatod. and
it has been found that the crosses make
very valuable cattle, as they are very
hardy and vigorous in constitution;
they arc easily kept An establish
ment has lately been started in Kansas
for raising bulfalocs. GoodalPs Sun.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05

The Blue and the Gray held re-
union on tho battlefield of Gettys-
burg, Penn, on July 3, the oath an
niyersary Of the fight. The process :
sion was headed by the Philadelphia
men who held the position against
pickeit's Division of Longstreet's
corps, in its famous charge. Gen.
Joshua A. Owen delivered tho ora
ton of the day and in closing called
for three cheers for Pickett, which
were given with will by the ex-
Federals. An imposing monument
Of the Goth, Pa, Regiment was then
unveiled. Mrs. Pickett sat upon the
stand and was presented with floral
tribute. Col. Cowan, Federal, for
mally presented to the Pickett Divis
ion Association a sword captured
from young officer of the Division
who fell with ii in his hand, which
was accepted by Maj. j. g. Croker
of Virginia. 1t was grand day for
the old veterans and none of the cranks
of the G. A. II. appear to have been
present.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
FARM.YARp MANURE.
It's Application In Rotted Condition
Usually Followed by Fair Results.

It's Application In Rotted Condition
Usually Followed by Falr Results.
Among intelligent farmers who OK.
orcise considerable care in storing their
manure. there are some singular prcju-
tices prevailing regarding tho value
and use of manure. Many n farmer
would think he was wasting both time
and material were he to spread and
pillow in manure that was not properly
''rotted." That such an opinion should
be prevalent is not surprising. Take
pound for pound and .rotted manure
will produce far more satisfactory and
speedy results than unrottcd. But this
is nor the only matter to be considered.
A pound of green manure will not
make pound Of manure that is we'll
rottcd. Rotted manure is simply green
manure considerably concentrated
and in a high state of preparation.
If this were all, it would not mat
ter much whether the manure was used
in rotted or unrotted condition, but
this is not all. While the manure has
been rotting much of its value has
been dissipated in the fermentivc proc
ess, while that which remains Is in
such condition as to yield nearly all Of
its plant food to the first crop that fol-
lows its application. On the other
hand, unrotted or unfermented ma.
nurc, when once plowed under, not
only yields all the ingredients that
make up the more highly prepared and
concentrated article, but much moro
beside. All that volatile portion which
is driven off in the process of fermen-
tation is now given to the land. The
process of rotting progresses slowly,
but with thoroughness. and not par
ticle of available plant food is allowed
to escape.
Or course there are crops in which a
limited use of rotted manure is found
in practice to DO necessary for their
successful and perfect cultivation.
Thus. says well-known writer, the
turnip, the carrot and the beet which
are sown IN the early part of the sum-
mer, require that the manure applied
shall be in such state of decomposi-
ton as TO act upon and nourish them
in the first stages of their growth, and
if this be not so the crop may entirely
fail. In these and similar cases ac-
cordingly complete preparation of
tho farm-yard dungs is an essential
point of practice. Certain plants.
again. do not require the same state of
decomposition of the dung. Thus, the
potato requires less in the first stages
of its growth than the turnip, and
hence it is not necessary to subject the
manure to be applied to the same de-
gree of fermentation
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05

Gen. Buckner has invited Col.
Bradley TO meet him in joint discus
sion at the following times and places
Brooksyille, Bracken county July s
Falmouth, Pendleton county July 6
Martinsburg, Elliott county July s
West Liberty, Morgan county, July
9th.
Ilazelgreen, Wolf county, July 9th
at SP. NJ.
Jackson, Breathitt county, July H.
Frenchburg, Mcnifec county, July
18th.
Grayson, Carter county, July 13 h,
Louisa, Lawrence county, July ID.
Cltlettsburg, Boyd county, July
14th, at 8P. NJ.
Owingsville, Bath county, July 10.
Glasgow, Barren county, July 18th.
Col. Bradley now has an opportun-
lily 10 perform his great feat of swal-
lowing the Democratic nominee,
which he has led his followers TO be-
licvc he would do If Gen. Buckner
dared TO meet him on the stump. 1t
is announced that Col. Bradley will
be on hand at the Grayson and Ow-
ingsville appointments.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
The Reason for the Change.



mo one who has sold drugs DUR
ing the last twenty years can have
failed to notice the great change that
has taken place in the amount of
medicine called for by prescriptions
sent us by physicians" said n drug
gist. "Not ono-fifth of the medicine
is administered now that was pre-
scribsd tep years ago, and not ply
stefan in the city ever thinks of Civ
ing the doses that were common in
1867. The reason for this change can
be traced directly to homeopathy.
The allopathic ply sicians deny this,
but wherever the homeopathists have
not found foothold the old system
continues in undiminished vigor, and
the stronger the homeopathic follow
ing the smaller the allopaihic doses.
L myself am an unboliever in homeo-
patty, but think that it has done q
valuable service to the community in
delivering them from the old idea
that dose of medicine was beneficial
in direct proportion to its size and
nastiness. This old belief has many
adherents in the country, but in the
cities it has nearly disappeared, great
ly TO the benfit ofthe community, and
nearly every druggist in town will
acknowledge, if he dare, that it is
due to the growth of homeopathy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05
MISS DA1sy's pRESicAMENe.
How She Put Her Dainty Hand Id
a Naughty Mans Pocket.


Miss Daisy is The fair, faslidibus
daughter of an important citizen.
The amenities of tho highest society
have hedged her about since she was
a child. An education of the strictcst
kind and an atmosphere ofexclusive-
ness have brought her TO pitch of
prorriety and decorum that is beauti-
full 10 contemplate. Complications
forced her 10 go alone to a store in
Union Square. She left her carriage
as near the curb as possible, and t. OK
the necessary steps 10 reach the SAT ty
of the door with maidenly timidity.
This hazardous expedition was I'M
dertaken at about 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Beguiled by the variety and beauty
of new goods, she took no note of tho
time till she took her leave. Behold,
twas 6 o'clock. The streets were
dusky, and her coachman had mis-.
taken her directions to wait. The
very fashionable maiden was alone
in treacherous the hustle ofNew York
life. However, reasoning that lovely
young girls who work in shops go
safely to their homes at that hour,
Miss Daisy buttoned her fashionable
ulster with firm resolve and both
hands, and concluded to board q street
car that would leave her within half
block of her home. Now the ulster
had two large pockets at the sides.
The collar was turned up at the
throat, and our young lady lifted
her chin from the recesses long enough
TO hail car and climb aboard. One
side was crowded and the other very
nearly with home-returning people.
Some of them moved up, and, con-
densing herself into the slimmest sort
of dimensions, she slung in between
two gentlemen. She jammed both
hands into her side pockets and cou-
templatCd the straw in the vehicle
OF u sudden she felt the hand next a
robustly built gentleman gently
taken hold of and reassuringly press
ell.
Miss Daisy knew she was going 10
faint. A mans hand in her pocket!
She drew back as far as her close
quarters admitted and pulled. A
caressing retainer was the only answer
Every drop of blue blood in the
lecorous veins of Miss Daisy froze at
the horror of her position. For three
blocks she struggled to release her
hand from the grasp of that william.
There was lull in the rattle of the
car as some one stopped it to disem-
bark. She turned an appealing
glance at her tormentor and in
weak whisper besought him to un-
hand her with a smile.
"For heavens sake, sir" she gasp
ed, "will you take your hand out Of my
pocket"
"Why, my dear young lady, take
your hand out of my pocket" return
ed he.
Miss Daisy. aghast with horror,
took a despairing survey of the situa-
ton. Sure enough, when she sat
down and thrust her hand into a
pocket that of her neighbor was in
such close proximity and so invitingly
open that she had plunged deep into
the garment of the stranger, who had
accepted the advance as new lark.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-05

The discovery has just been made
that Republican financial clerk ap-
pointed to place in the Treasury
department in 1879 had stolen up to
1885 the sum of $1,000, which had
been so covered up that the Republic
cans were charged with a shortage of
only two cents when the Democrats
went into Office. 1t is probable that
other thcfs will be uncovered. Turn
the rascals out, if any are still in.